Smoking pipe



Feb. 9, 1943. Q B'ASTIANSEN 2,310,385

` SMOKING PIPE Filed oct. 19, 1940 W/fH- g INVENTOR Patented F eb. 9, 1943 U 'E'ED ES PT E T EFIQE 3 Claims.

rFhis invention relates to improvements in a smoking device, holders for cigarettes, cigars and the like, and more particularly to such articles Where means are provided for trapping the liquid which condenses in the smoke passages.

A further object is to provide pipes and similar articles with apparatus Which will produce a cooler smoke.

A still further object is to provide a transparent chamber which will serve as a visible index to allow the smoker to see when the pipe or holder needs cleaning.

Referring to the accompanying drawing in which I show a preferred embodiment of my invention- Fig. 1 is a detailed cross-sectional view of my improved iiltering tubes;

Fig. 2 is `an end View of the filtering tubes, one of which serves as an intake and the other of which serves as an outlet to the mouthpiece;

Fig. 3 is an end View of the filtering tubes showing the removable caps;

Fig. 4 shows the filtering tubes set into the mouthpiece with the caps removed;

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal view of the smoke chamber;

Fig. 6 is an end View of the smoke chamber;

Fig. 7 is a View of the complete pipe partly in cross section.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the iiltering unit of my invention is composed of three principal parts-the smoke chamber l (which may be made of Celluloid or any other material, but for the purpose of providing a visible index a transparent material is preferred), the upper filtering tube 2, and the lower filtering tube 3, which are joined together by means oi solder Il, or by any other suitable means. Between these two tubes 2 and 3 is an opening 5 which establishes communication from one tube to the other. The tubes may be made of aluminum, plastic or any suitable material.

The lower tube 3 is preferably longer than the upper tube 2 and terminates in a shank 3-B at one end, which iits into the smoke passage I-A of the mouthpiece l. The other end of the tube 3 is terminated by a cap 3-A which ts into the tube 3 and may be held in place by friction or by other suitable means. A similar cap Z-A terminates the upper tube 2. The other ISI-212) end of the tube 2 is terminated by an opening 2-B but ends short of the tube 3 so that when positioned in the mouthpiece the opening t-C of the tube 3 is positioned in the mouthpiece i, While the opening 2-B of the tube 2 is spaced therefrom. The bowl 6 and the mouthpiece 1 are joined and held together by means of the smoke chamber I.

When the pipe is smoked and the smoker draws on the pipe in the usual manner, the smoke will be drawn from the bowl 6 through the stem 6--A into the smoke chamber l. From this point it is drawn into the upper tube 2, through the opening 2B, then through the opening 5 into the lower tube 3, and from there into the mouthpiece 1. It will be appreciated that excess moisture in the smoke will be condensed before the smoke enters the mouthpiece, and a dry and cooler smoke is thus assured. It will also be appreciated that the pipe and the ltering unit may be readily cleaned by removing the plugs Z-A and 3-A and using a pipe cleaner in the normal way.

I claim:

1. In a pipe, a smoke chamber, a smoke duct communicating with said chamber and a material trap in said chamber, comprising a tube mounted in said duct, a second tube parallel to said rst named tube and secured thereto, said tubes intercormnunicating through their side walls and unitary cap means closing one end of each tube.

2. In a pipe, a smoke chamber, a smoke duct communicating with said chamber and a material trap in said chamber comprising a plurality of parallel interconnected tubes, one of which is longer than the other and mounted in said duct, said tubes intercommunicating through their side Walls and unitary cap means closing` an end of each tube.

3. In a pipe having a smoke chamber and communicating duct, a material trap comprising a plurality of intercommunicating tubes in said chamber, one of said tubes being longer than the other and extending into said duct, and a cap for closing an end of each tube, said caps being interconnected for ease of replacement and removal.

OTTO BASTIANSEN. 

